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The Claudia Quintet at The Workmans Club
by Ian Patterson
The Claudia Quintet The Workmans Club Dublin Ireland November 25, 2013 Real fans do it on a Monday night," Improvised Music Company's Gerry Godley said in an address to the crowd that acknowledged the economic and logistical challenges facing promoters, musicians and fans alike. The Republic of Ireland's economy is ...
Sean Mac Erlaine: Long After The Music Is Gone and This Is How We Fly
by Ian Patterson
The common denominator between these two CDs is Dublin-based multi-reedman/composer Seán Mac Erlaine, one of the most progressive musicians in Ireland today. Equally at home in contemporary jazz, free improvisation or traditional/modern Irish folk settings, Mac Erlaine has been a leading figure in Irish experimental music for a decade. As one of the curators of the ...
Pianist Brad Mehldau Plays Dublin Solo Concert On December 1st
Brad Mehldau, widely considered as the most important jazz pianists of the past twenty years, blows into Dublin on Sunday 1st December for his only Irish date. In fact, the 8pm show at the National Culture Hall is Mehldau’s only solo performance of his recent 12-date European tour with drummer Marc Giuliana. In a discography now ...
Dig A Little Deeper: Songs From The Small Hours
by Ian Patterson
The title of the debut recording from guitarist Mick Stuart's quintet Dig A Little Deeper captures pretty well the mood of the music--a late night vibe of sultry vocal jazz with brushes and earthy bass setting the mood. Singer Riona Hartman's pure-toned voice holds center stage on eleven original compositions that are notable for their simple ...
The Guinness Cork Jazz Camp 2013
by Melody McLaren
While much of the interest in Guinness Cork Jazz Festival --celebrating its 35th year in 2013--inevitably focuses on concert headliners, one of the hidden gems of the annual weekend programme is the Cork Jazz Camp, a collaborative effort between Fáilte IrelandCIT Cork School of Music and the Global Music Foundation which has been developing since 2009. ...
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2013
by Ian Patterson
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Various Venues Cork Ireland October 25-28, 2013 Whether it was chance or fate is debatable but the fact is that had it not been for a cancelled bridge tournament the first Cork Jazz Festival might never have got off the ground. The 35th Guinness Cork Jazz ...
Francesco Turrisi: Grigio
by Ian Patterson
For pianist Francesco Turrisi 'old' music is a redundant term. In the Dublin-based Italian's world all music exists in a continuum. Turrisi's debut, Si Dolce e il Tormento (Diatribe Records, 2009) may be the only example of the mediaeval theorbo--a long-necked lute-- in a jazz setting. Fotografia (Diatribe Records, 2011)--a series of piano trio improvisations--veered between ...
Jazz Harpist Edmar Castaneda Embarks On Six-date Irish Tour
The harp is not without precedent in jazz but it’s unlikely anyone has ever played the harp quite like Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda. Irish audiences are in for a special treat when Castaneda embarks on a six-date tour of the country between 20th and 27th October, culminating in a performance at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. ...
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Is A Traditional October Holiday
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is said to be a place where there's a song for every heart. It only takes a single visit to Cork to understand why that claim proves true. This year's edition runs from October 25th through the 28th, and promises to fulfill the guarantee of great music in a fun loving ...
David Redmond: Roots
by Ian Patterson
Irish bassist David Redmond is nothing if not versatile, playing in the thrilling World music outfit Yurodny and in the small jazz combos of pianist Phil Ware, drummer Kevin Brady and veteran guitarists Tommy Hafferty and Louis Stewart. Belfast's Soulman Van Morrison has also called upon Redmond's services. Across the pond, to use Irish parlance, Redmond's ...


